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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Acumen Physician Solutions, a market leading EHR and practice management system for nephrology, announced that its product Acumen EHR, Version 7.0 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was ...read more

It's cranberry time! These beautiful red gems are filled with protective nutrients and antioxidants. They can help against urinary tract infections and may help protect against heart disease, cancer and other diseases. ...read more

Issues such as meaningful use and ICD-10 are hot topics in any healthcare field. In the latest June Digital Issue, RBT digs deep into the three hot topics that are a focus within any dialysis organization. Highlights of the ...read more

Venous needle dislodgement (VND) occurs when a venous needle dislodges from a patient's vascular access during hemodialysis treatment. This report discusses VND severity and presents best practices and other solutions to ...read more

The following five stories are the ones that you, our readers, have found most intriguing during the month of July. Expected hot topics, such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid proposed cuts and home hemodialysis, ...read more

BALTIMORE—Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a gene mutation among the Old Order Amish population that significantly reduces the level of triglycerides in the blood and appears to help prevent cardiovascular disease. ...More

The list — updated annually based on problems reported to and investigated by ECRI Institute — includes detailed descriptions of these hazards, as well as concrete information on how to avoid them. The article is being offered to healthcare professionals for free to help ...More

The New Jersey Senate approved legislation that would require physicians at outpatient surgery centers to inform patients about how their services will be billed and whether the doctors have any financial interests in a referral to such centers, the Bergen County (N.J.) ...More

UNITED KINGDOM—A new computer software tool that helps doctors manage the bone disease problems associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) won a major prize at the annual NHS National Innovation Awards 2008. ...More

LOS ANGELES—A federal court dismissed a lawsuit against Amgen, Inc. and two kidney dialysis providers alleging illegal promotion of anemia drugs, saying the case should have been made to regulators rather than federal court. ...More

MADISON, Wis.—The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced Dec. 22 that the state reached an agreement with pharmaceutical manufacturers Amgen and Immunex in a lawsuit the Department of Justice filed against 36 pharmaceutical companies for subverting the payment procedures ...More

LEXINGTON, Mass.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a letter this week requesting more information from AMAG Pharmaceuticals before approving its anemia drug ferumoxytol, which now has the trade name Feraheme. ...More